People + Partners
Meet the people and partners who are helping to make Building 4.0 CRC possible.
Executive Team
Prof. Mathew Aitchison
CEO
Clare Blizzard
Executive Assistant to CEO/Event Manager
Lisa Norden
CFO and Company Secretary
Prof. Chris Knapp
Research Director
Claire O’Leary
Industry Lead
Smaro Exelby
Engagement Lead
Assoc. Prof. Duncan Maxwell
Program Leader (Monash University)
Prof. Tuan Ngo
Program Leader (University of Melbourne)
Dr Sara Omrani
Program Leader (Queensland University of Technology)
Nicklaus Mahony
Senior Research Administrator
Fraser Paxton
Research Development Manager
ASSOC. PROF. DANE MILLER
Lighthouse Project Manager
Dr Chris Landorf
Project Milestone and Reporting Manager
Jenny Flynn
Communications Manager
Kathy MacDermott
Engagement Advisor
Tony Ford
Senior Advisor
Partners
The CRC’s collaborative structure enables our partners to understand the value of new thinking and to integrate innovative practices in their work.
Peak Industry Partners and Associations
Project Organsiations
Research Organisations Partners
Vocational Education and Training Partner
FULL LIST OF CRC PARTNERS TO DATE
THEME COORDINATORS
Dr Abdallah Ghazlan
Computational Design
Alexa Gower
Planning, Uses and Zoning
Dr Aravinda Rao
IoT, Sensors and Construction Tech
Dr Barrett Ens
User Interface, Visualisation and Analytics
Dr Behzad Rismanchi
Complex Systems Modelling
Dr Buser Say
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Dr Carol Hon
Construction Safety
Dr Chao Chen
Digital and Automated Fabrication (Robotics)
Dr Davood Shojaei
ePlanning and eApprovals
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Platforms and Process
Dr Eric Windholz
Policy and Regulation
Dr Felix Hui
Production and Process Systems (Advanced Manufacturing)
Dr Gillian Matthewson
Culture and Diversity
Dr Ilankaikone Senthooran
Optimisation
Ilsa Kuiper
Procurement and Contracts
Dr Jenny Zhou
Indoor Environmental Quality
Dr Kourosh Khoshelham
Digitising and 3D Modelling of Physical Assets
Dr Lee-Anne Khor
Housing and Urban Design (Affordability)
Prof Leonie Barner
Project Lead
Dr Mehrdad Arashpour
Construction Management
Ming Xu
Risk Management
Associate Professor Niharika Garud
Change Management
Dr Philip Christopher
Sustainable Materials and Design
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Materials and Systems Innovation
Robert Moehler
Business Model Innovation
Dr Sahar Soltani
Project Lead
Dr Sara Omrani
Building Operation and Performance
Dr Sarah Erfani
Cybersecurity
Dr Tai Thai
Structural Optimisation
Dr Victor Bunster
ESD, LCA and Energy
Dr Wen Li
Supply Chain Management, Logistics
Dr Yihai Fang
Connected Construction Sites
Dr Zahra Seyedghorban
Customers and Markets
Project Leads
Alireza Akbarzadeh Chiniforush
Amin Heidarpour
Assoc. Prof. Duncan Maxwell
Associate Professor Hafizah Binti Ramli
Associate Professor Niharika Garud
Benoit Belleville
David Burton
Diego Ramirez-Lovering
Dr Abdallah Ghazlan
Dr Camilo Cruz Gambardella
Dr Davood Shojaei
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Dr Felix Hui
Dr Laura Harper
Dr Lee-Anne Khor
Dr Müge Belek Fialho Teixeira
Dr Pari Delir Haghighi
Dr Philip Christopher
Dr Priya Das
Dr Rachel Couper
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Dr Sahar Soltani
Dr Sara Omrani
Dr Siddhesh Godbole
Dr Stephen Whyte
Dr Steven Psaltis
Dr Tai Thai
Dr Tu Le
Dr Victor Bunster
Dr Wen Li
Dr Yihai Fang
Emeritus Professor Perry Forsythe
Jacek Jasieniak
Jean-Paul Rollo
Prof. Chris Knapp
Prof. Mahen Mahendran
Prof. Mathew Aitchison
Prof. Robin Drogemuller
Prof. Tim Dwyer
Prof. Tuan Ngo
Prof Greg Qiao
Prof Leonie Barner
Robert Moehler
Memberships
Building 4.0 CRC is a proud member
of the Digital Twin Consortium.
